The luxury brand Infiniti was introduced by Nissan in the U.S. market in 1989. The goal was to win the luxury car segment in the United States that was not covered by Nissan's more mainstream image. The brand was created at about the same time as Toyota created the two premium brands Lexus and Acura. Infiniti began to export to the United States exclusively by imposition of the Japanese government so that it became more profitable to export cars more expens... more